I agree, and would add that I've always thought it was a reference to Shakespeare's Richard III, when Clarence is drowned in a butt of malmsey.
The group frequently had obscure allusions. And malmsey is heated during fermentation. I believe that such a reference would be in character with a group that would also refer to Frazer's The Golden Bough.
I agree, and would add that I've always thought it was a reference to Shakespeare's Richard III, when Clarence is drowned in a butt of malmsey.
The group frequently had obscure allusions. And malmsey is heated during fermentation. I believe that such a reference would be in character with a group that would also refer to Frazer's The Golden Bough.